Any type of flying is classed as a risk sport and accidents can happen.   If the engine stops, the pilot is trained to glide the aircraft to an appropriate position on the ground!   The good news is that a microlight aircraft requires less distance to land so there are always more safe landing opportunities than for conventional aircraft.

Microlighting is governed by the Civil Aviation Authority via the British Microlight Aircraft Association [www.bmaa.org]to one of the highest standards in Europe.   The BMAA inspect each microlight every year and microlight flying instructors are licensed and re-examined every two years.

The cost of a licence depends on your life experience [age!] and the frequency of lessons.   The minimum requirement for a microlight licence is 25 hours of which 10 hours must be solo.   A light aircraft licence is 34 hours or more with a similar syllabus so a rough idea of the cost of a licence would be 34 x £110 = £3740 probably taking two seasons.   A pre-payment of 10 hours or more qualifies you for an 8% discount at flights-with-rosie.

Start today!

“If one wants to attain something in life, one must accept the cost.” I’m not talking money necessarily, but the extra time, study or change of methods to make up for an individual difficulty. Geoff started his licence at 70. He had a slow start, unlearning those life experiences that were holding him back but he got his licence and loves his flying.

How could I ever suggest that?! It depends on the woman and the man.

Learning never stops especially after gaining a pilot’s licence. Thereafter one tries to apply that knowledge as well continue to practise.

To qualify for a National Private Pilot’s Licence Microlight Rating you will require to:

• Have a minimum of 25 hours flying instruction at a microlight school. 10 hours of which must be solo – i.e. on your lonesome, so Rosie has to know you will bring her aircraft back!
• Pass 5 multi-choice ground exams: Aviation Law, HPL, Meteorology, Aeroplanes-Part One and Navigation.
• Pass the General Skills Test at the end of the course.
• Informative explanation - BMAA licensed flying

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Like all flying activities, microlight flying is affected by the weather. If it is too windy (more than 15mph) the aircraft will be more difficult and less enjoyable to fly. Low visibility is no fun either. To be legal we require 3000m horizontal visibility outside controlled airspace.

So once you’ve booked your flight please confirm on the evening before (Students: as otherwise arranged) to find out the expected weather conditions and the field to be used.

In flying we need to be as flexible as possible. If you see that the weather is good enough, give Rosie a call to see whether she is available too!

‘There is no point doing a chore on a good flying day but not being able to fly the next.’

We all become ‘uncertain of our position’ at one time or another. Always get a met forecast before flight. NB Motorway signs are fairly large….. but that’s another story!